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long, thin, and inserted on a blunt end. Flesh very juicy, melting, 

 and of very good flavour. The tree is said to be a good bearer, and to be 

 of Belgian origin, where it is said to have been grown for thirty years. 



Josephine de Malines. January 15, 1901. F.C.C. (1887 Report.) 



Le Lectier. November 13, 1894. A.M. 



Mile. Solange. August 9, 1887. F.C.C. An obovate green fruit, of 

 fine flavour, hardly so large as the well-known ' Aston Town ' pear. 



Margaret Marillat. October 10, 1899. A.M. Fruit very large, of a 

 golden-yellow colour when ripe. 



Michaelmas Nelis. October 7, 1902. A.M. Fruit of medium size, 

 obovate ; skin pale green, and covered with small russety dots ; eye large 

 and open, set in a shallow basin ; stalk 1^ inch long, inserted in a deep 

 cavity ; flesh very melting, juicy, and of excellent flavour. 



Nouvelle Fulvie. December 4, 1900. F.C.C. (1887 Report.) 



Olivier de Serres. December 18, 1900. A.M. (1887 Report.) 



Passe Crassane. February 8, 1898. F.C.C. (1887 Report.) 



President Barabe. January 11, 1898. F.C.C. Eye very large and 

 open, filling the entire depression, which is very slight ; stalk very short and 

 thick, in a very small depression. Round to ovate ; skin rough, bright 

 brown to yellow. 



Santa Claus. January 3, 1905. A.M. Fruit large, obovate ; skin 

 bronzy-yellow, covered with minute brown dots, and more or less suffused 

 with russet ; eye open, with erect segments ; stalk 1 inch long, thin and 

 straight. Flesh melting, free from grit, and of excellent flavour. 



S. T. Wright. October 4, 1904. A.M. 'Beurre Bachelier ' x 

 ' Williams' Bon Chretien.' Fruit of medium size, tapering gradually to 

 the stalk, which is one inch long and not inserted in a cavity ; eye small 

 and open ; skin yellow, thickly coated with russet ; flesh melting. 



The Glastonbury. October 23, 1900. F.C.C. Fruit rather large, 

 somewhat resembling a fine ' Beurre Hardy ' in appearance ; eye partly open, 

 with erect segments set in a very slight depression ; stalk 1 inch long, 

 inserted in small shallow cavity ; flesh white. 



Triomphe de Vienne. September 26, 1899. A.M. Fruit very large, 

 long ; skin yellow when ripe, heavily mottled with russet ; flesh melting. 



Winter Nelis. January 14, 1902. F.C.C. (1887 Report.) 



Winter Orange. March 28, 1899. A.M. Stewing Pear, in form 

 rather like ' Beurre Hardy,' with a rich orange skin. 



Pineapple. 



James Hunter. October 6, 1891. A.M. Resembling the 'Smooth 

 Cayenne,' but with spiny leaves ; fruit extremely juicy and of good 

 flavour. 



Plums. 



(See Report, Journ. R.H.S., vol. xxvi., 1901, p. 613.) 



Crimson Drop. October 15, 1901. A.M. A sport from * Coe's 

 Golden Drop.' Fruit and foliage exactly the same as that variety, but 

 with crimson fruit. 



Early Transparent Gage. July 26, 1898. F.C.C. (Report.) 



Early Yellow. August 13, 1901. F.C.C. (Report.) 



